1 Jun
2005
1 Jun
'05
4:38 p.m.
> That's how you do the timing belts in most
transverse-engined cars. You
> won't get at the bottom pulley otherwise, and you need to make sure the
> timing marks are correctly aligned.
All you have to do is remove the number one spark-plug
and insert a plastic
straw, when you turn the crank-shaft you can easily tell when you are at
TDC.
The Citroen BX Diesel (XUD engine) is even easier. Turn the engine to the
timing position and put 1 M8 bolt through a hole in the camshaft sprocket
(it screws into the cylinder head) and 2 through holes in the injection
pump sprocket (they screw into the block IIRC). Put a timing pin (an
Allen key will do) into the hole behind the starter motor so that it
slips into the hole in the flywheel. Remove the belt, fit a new one,
remove the pin and bolts, turn the engine 2 full turns by hand, then
check you can fit the bolts and pin back again. If so, it's correctly timed.
-tony